Improvement in fire-kindlers



c. A. MAYNARD.

Fire-Kindler. N0. 167,849. 7 Patented Sept.2l,l875;.

PETERS. FHOTO-LITMQGRAPHER: WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. MAYNARD, OF ST. LQUIS, MISSOURI. I

IMPROVEMENT IN FlRE-KINDLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,849, datedSeptember 21, 1875; application filed May 22, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GHAs. A. MAYNARD, of thecity of St. Louis, county of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Fire-Kindlers, of which the following isa specification: V

This invention relates to a new and proved means for kindling fires; andconsists in a kindler composed of mineral coal, wood, rosin, and a paperbag, all combined.

In carrying out my invention I take sawdust and saturate it with rosinor coal-tar. 1 then place a small quantity of it in a conicalshapedpaper bag. I then fill the bag with mineral coal, (cannel coalpreferred,) granulated or broken into small pieces. This forms a kindlerhighly inflammable, easily ignited, and readily igniting coal or wood.The coal may be coated with rosin or coal-tar, or any inflammablesubstance to assist combustion.

Figure 1 in the drawing is a perspective view of-my kindler. view.

A represents the coal, coated with rosin. B represents the wood,saturated with rosin. 0 represents the paper bag. D is the point toapply the match. The kindler is to be placed perpendicularly in thegrate, with the point 1) at the bottom; then, surrounded with the fuel,the match is applied at point D, igniting the saturated wood, whichreadily fires the prepared coal above.

'Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent A fire-kindler composed of mineralcoal, rosin, or its equivalent, wood, and a paper bag combined,substantially as described.

CHARLES A. MAYNARD.

Witnesses:

CHARLES KUNESMULLER, W. J. SHAW.

Fig. 2 is a sectional

